Preaching peace, but preparing for unrest: Left and right leaders share same fears Heading into to an Election Day fraught with anxiety and uncertainty, voices on both the political left and right say they don’t want to see violence – regardless of the election’s outcome. Casey Martin Play AudioListen 2 mins
Barack Obama calls for action on police brutality and killings, with focus on youth and mayors A time for 'grief and anger, resolve and action' to create a more just and equitable world John O'Brien Play AudioListen 2 hours
Accused of domestic violence, Seattle port commissioner gets arrested Seattle police arrested a Port of Seattle Commissioner this week after a report of domestic violence. Paige Browning
Charlottesville Victims Use Post-Slavery KKK Law To Go After Hate Groups Two years ago, a rally in Charlottesville exposed the violence of the nation's white nationalist movement. Now, victims of that violence want the courts to hold the organizers accountable. Hannah Allam Play AudioListen 5 mins
Do media images of dead bodies make it harder for you to care? Interrogating our media consumption of images of the dead – whose bodies are shown, whose aren’t, and what (if anything) that will change. Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong
'Genocide' Has Been Committed Against Indigenous Women And Girls, Canadian Panel Says A years-long inquiry found that indigenous communities have been targeted by a pattern of rights violations aimed at eradicating "their existence as Nations, communities, families and individuals." Merrit Kennedy
Seattle Police may be exempt from law requiring independent investigations A new state law requiring independent investigations into police shootings is unlikely to help Iosia Faletogo’s family get the independent investigation they’re hoping for. Patricia Murphy Play AudioListen 1 min
In Mexico, A Mayor Is Killed Within Hours Of Taking Office Gunmen fatally shot the mayor of a town in Oaxaca state as he walked to city hall. It was the latest in a year of killings of public officials. Daniella Cheslow
What The Ebbs And Flows Of The KKK Can Tell Us About White Supremacy Today As long as the United States has existed, there's been some version of white supremacy. But over the centuries, the way white supremacy manifests has changed with the times. This includes multiple iterations of the infamous Ku Klux Klan. Kat Chow
My mom was slapped by a white woman on Seattle bus. She refused to back down. My mom was on the bus one day, riding Route 41 to Chinatown from Northgate, when a white woman slapped her and started yelling at her. My mom told me she was sleeping on the bus when the woman slapped her. “I never had this problem. I don’t know why she yelling me. I don’t understand.” Kenny Ou Play AudioListen 4 mins
